Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science (KBM): Recent submissions
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The Soil Bacterium Methylococcus capsulatus Bath and its Interactions with Human Immune Cells in vitro
(PhD Thesis;2017:94, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Whereas a role for commensal microbes in the development and normal function of the immune system is well established, a potential role for environmental bacteria in regulating immunity has been widely disregarded. However, ... -
Structural and functional characterization of NcLPMO9C : a broad-specificity lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase
(PhD Thesis;2017:93, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Lignocellulose represents a major source of renewable organic matter and is of interest as feedstock for the biorefining industry, not only as a promising strategy for replacing fossil fuels in the transportation sector ... -
Degradation of proteinaceous material, ammonium accumulation and microbial dynamics in anaerobic digesters
(PhD Thesis;2017:83, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Anaerobic digestion (AD) of organic material from Norwegian farms can contribute to the agricultural value chain. Agricultural waste, including animal manure, is in large supply in Norway and AD of these fractions can ... -
Impact of milk protein genotypes on milk coagulation properties
(PhD Thesis;2017:74, Doctoral thesis, 2017-08-21)Evaluation of the milk coagulation properties is very important for the dairy industry, because it gives information on the processability of milk for both cheese and yoghurt/cultured milk. Milk that takes a shorter time ... -
Microbial denitrification control in acid and neutral soils with implications for greenhouse gas emissions and atmospheric chemistry
(PhD Thesis;2017:51, Doctoral thesis, 2017)As with the ancient philosophy of ex nihilo, nihil fit (out of nothing, nothing is produced: nothing comes from nothing), the law of the conservation of mass dictates that no atoms in a chemical reaction may be created or ... -
Characterization of the infant gut microbiota mobilome
(PhD thesis;2017:37, Doctoral thesis, 2017)The human gut is densely populated with a wide diversity of bacteria. These bacteria can serve as a reservoirs for multiple Antibiotic Resistance (AR) genes that in turn are associated with wide range of Mobile Genetic ... -
Multi-block methods for investigating consumer acceptance of food
(PhD Thesis;2013:67, Doctoral thesis, 2013)Today's researchers easily gather large amounts of data of different origin and type. In sensory and consumer studies the objective is the collection of data to better understand consumer behavior in the market. Statistical ... -
Full circle : genetics, biosynthesis, mode of action and resistance mechanisms of the bacteriocin garvicin ML
(PhD Thesis;2013:68, Doctoral thesis, 2013)Bacteriocins are ribosomally synthesized antimicrobial peptides, produced by many lactic acid bacteria, which show high promise as antimicrobial agents for use in both food industry and for medical applications. In this ... -
Antifungal activity of chitosan/chitooligosaccharides alone and in combination with chemical fungicides against fungal pathogens
(PhD Thesis;2013:12, Doctoral thesis, 2013)Botrytis cinerea Pers. ex Fr. is an economically important pathogen causing gray mold in over 200 plants species worldwide, including strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa). In Norway, gray mold is economically the most important ... -
Studies on bacteriophages infecting lactic acid bacteria of industrial food fermentations
(PhD Thesis;2012:17, Doctoral thesis, 2012)Industrial food fermentations by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are of great practical and economic importance. Bacteriophages (phages; bacterial viruses) infecting LAB can negatively affect quality, safety and value of the ... -
Prokaryote classification : method development and novel insight in 16S ribosomal RNA-based classification
(PhD Thesis;2016:95, Doctoral thesis, 2016)The main objective of this thesis is the improvement of prokaryotic classification based on the 16S ribosomal RNA. As a result of the shift in sequencing technology, generating enormous amounts of sequencing data and the ... -
Biochemical investigation of catalysis by lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases
(PhD Thesis;2016:69, Doctoral thesis, 2018-05-04)Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) are copper-dependent enzymes that catalyze the oxidative cleavage of glycosidic bonds in the presence of dioxygen and an external electron donor. Currently, these enzymes are ... -
A study of human chitinases with respect to the importance of surface exposed aromatic residues and carbohydrate-binding modules in substrate degradation and role in inflammations
(PhD Thesis;2015:63, Doctoral thesis, 2018-05-03)Chitin is an insoluble, linear polymer consisting of β-1, 4-linked N-acetyl-glucosamine units tightly packed in a crystalline structure. It is the second most abundant polysaccharide in nature, after cellulose, with an ... -
Health communication with adolescents and young adults to promote healthy eating
(PhD Thesis;2016:30, Doctoral thesis, 2018-05-03)Enhancing health communication with adolescents and young adults for health promotion, including a healthier diet, is essential. Nutrition labeling, applications (apps), and school environment are three channels for health ... -
Gene regulation and the emergence of phenotypes – a network approach
(PhD Thesis;2016:52, Doctoral thesis, 2018-05-03)The emergence of complex traits in living organisms has been of interest to biologists since the early days of biology. Domestication and breeding has resulted in the most remarkable transformations, such as the grass ... -
Linear multiresponse models : theoretical developments and applications in porcine
(PhD Thesis;2016:34, Doctoral thesis, 2018-05-03)The main topic of this PhD–thesis is how to minimize the prediction error for multi–response linear regression models. Two different applications are analysed, (i) bivariate response with missing data and (ii) image analysis ... -
Regulation of expression, purification and structural determination of the cross-wall splitting protein PcsB in Streptococcus pneumoniae
(PhD Thesis;2015:8, Doctoral thesis, 2018-04-24)The human pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae causes approximately 1.6 million deaths per year. Hence, it is of great concern that the bacterium`s resistance against antibiotics has increased dramatically in recent decades. ... -
Karakterisering av dampeksplodert norsk gran (Picea abies) med flashpyrolyse-GC-MS
(Master thesis, 2018)Økt utnyttelse av biomasse kan gi store miljøgevinster i fremtiden, da det kan erstatte deler av olje- og gassindustrien. For å oppnå dette må forbehandlingen av biomassen optimaliseres, slik at biopolymerene cellulose, ... -
Vitamin K2 i meieriprodukter
(Master thesis, 2018)Hovedmålet med denne oppgaven var å komme fram til en metode for å øke vitamin K2 innholdet i meieriprodukter. Arbeidet startet med utvikling av en analysemetode for måling av vitamin K2-innholdet i meieriprodukter. Dette ... -
Screening etter antibiotikaresistente bakterier i jordprøver og identifisering av mecC MRSA
(Master thesis, 2017)Bakterier som blir resistente mot ulike typer antibiotika er et økende problem over hele verden. Dette er noe som ikke bare påvirker det medisinske fagfeltet direkte, men også mennesker og dyr generelt og matproduksjon. ...